“We’re going to go through some days of frustration; I know we’ll all pull together”
Flood-weary residents of Texas and Oklahoma had no reprieve Friday as more rain fell in a region where two weeks of storms have swollen rivers and lakes beyond their limits.
Thousands have been forced from their homes, though some residents were holding out, saying conditions are no worse than floods they’ve weathered before.
A state of emergency was in place for Oklahoma, and flood watches and warnings were posted. A flood watch was in effect for large portions of Texas, where the storms have been blamed for at least 11 deaths. Read more
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From the City of Wichita Falls. The Wichita Falls Emergency Operation Center has been in operation since 5:00 p.m. Thursday, June 28, 2007. To contact the Wichita Falls PIO at the EOC please call 720-5077. For more info click here.
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The days-long storm system that has caused a series of major floods combines elements of a spring storm with a summer storm, said Alan Moller, meteorologist-in-charge at the National Weather Service in Fort Worth.
‘The astonishing thing about it is, it’s hardly moving,’ Moller said.
The weak upper-level, low-pressure system has been lingering more than a week. Such storms typically pass through an area. Not this one. Winds are rotating counterclockwise around the system, hovering near Wichita Falls and southwest Oklahoma. Winds carrying moisture from the Gulf of Mexico collide with the cooler and drier rotating winds, producing heavy rain to the south and southeast of the system’s center. Read more
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“Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, country roads and farm land along the banks of the creeks and streams”
Motorists in and around Wichita Falls should be on alert for flooding this morning, with as much as 4 inches of rain expected to fall per hour. via Times Record News
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“My mama would get nervous every time it rained, but it never did this before.”
It was Bettie Allen’s first boat ride in more than a decade. The 76-year-old woman floated down Garfield Street with Wichita Falls Fire Department members by her side as they evacuated her from her flooded home … via Times Record News
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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Quirino Cardenas visits with Juanita Cardenas’ second-grade class in Floresville. via The Wilson County News
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“We are charged with the role of enriching our community by broadening the knowledge of the performing arts in the Graham community while preserving the integrity of the Graham Memorial Auditorium”
Independence Day celebrants must find a launching pad other than Lake Eddleman Park to shoot fireworks this year. via Graham Leader
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For our first gear review let’s go over the Brooks Swift saddle. I may tip my hand here but let’s be upfront: the Brooks Swift is the ultimate bike saddle for long days on the road. via Endurance Radio Audio Interviews
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“From our perspective, we’re getting these sentences even on people who don’t have significant prior histories”
A district judge handed down a 65-year prison sentence for a 42-year-old Wichita Falls man after a jury found him guilty in a felony drug case. via Times Record News
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“Due to the dangerous manner in which the vehicle was being operated and fact that there was rain at the time, the officer terminated the attempt to stop”
Some news that broke late Thursday evening came close to breaking part of a news building, and police were looking for two of the people who were in the truck that slammed into the back of the Times Record News … via Times Record News
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Strong winds are blamed for some damage today in Paris, Texas. Police say winds tore off part of a motel roof and damaged some vehicles in Paris. via KLTV Tyler
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“It was a pretty intense line of thunderstorms that had straight line winds”
Add that to your meteorological vocabulary if it’s not already there. A derecho struck Wichita Falls and neighboring communities in the early morning hours Wednesday, brining down tree limbs, entire trees, … via Times Record News
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“I couldn’t say it five years ago”
Brian Kissinger stands in front of his restored 1942 L4 Piper Cub on Tuesday afternoon at Wichita Valley Airport. via Times Record News
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The Department of Public Safety is investigating a major accident involving an 18 wheeler and a car that happened in Clay County. via KAUZ
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“I intend to do a good job for all the citizens of the community, not just one group as I was pictured as wanting to represent, “
Yesterday was Election Day and Wichita Falls welcomed a new Councilor At Large. Former Wichita Falls Police Officer Glenn Barham won yesterday’s first ever run-off election–winning against Incumbent Jim … via KAUZ
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